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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. It seemed that back then the US government recognized the importance of attracting the best and brightest from around the world. Felipe grew up in Brazil. He was fortunate.

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How to Choose a Business Location

Up and Running

Do you qualify for any government economic programs or incentives? He wanted to stay rooted in his community in South Carolina. “My My company, Bandwagon, is a ticket market for college sports, so where better than the South to start a company? Government-provided demographic data. How much is income and sales tax?

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Small Tech Company Finds Global Markets

The Entrepreneurial Mind

After William Haynes was laid off during the financial crisis, he started Sabai Technology , a company based in Simpsonville, South Carolina, that develops and sells wireless routers and network equipment, with himself as the sole employee. ENTREPRENEURIAL PROFILE : William Haynes: Sabai Technology. Haynes began working with the U.S.

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“Is Austin Racist?” Let’s Start There.

Austin Startup

My infatuation with Austin solidified when I set foot on campus at UT, the culmination of nearly a decade of life planning that started in middle school back in South Carolina with the pledge to my mom that I would find a way to get myself through college on scholarship. candidate, Lakeya Omogun, recently called disingenuous.

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The 50 Best Blogs By Business Professors

YoungUpstarts

On this blog, a group of law professors and economists share their knowledge about business law, covering issues like antitrust laws, industrial organization, and corporate governance. Professor Mark Thoma at the University of Oregon shares some of his thoughts on issues like banks, the economic crisis, government budgets, and more.

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What Is a Benefit Corporation?

Up and Running

Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.

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Self-Employed or Working Part-Time? Here’s How to Get Affordable Health Insurance

Up and Running

Despite government efforts to ease the process for these segments of the population, small business owners are still struggling to provide benefits to employees. In an attempt to help employees, one restaurant in South Carolina explored the idea of adding a surcharge to orders to fund coverage.